Latest Jakesimard Podcast Episodes
Episode 50: How Time Flies
Scratching the Itch - October 02, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they take a retrospective of their past two years of podcasting and discuss their hopes for Scratching the Itch's future. See you in Episode 51! Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gm...
Episode 49: Here's to Audience Participation!
Scratching the Itch - September 19, 2021 05:33 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they dedicate an entire episode to games created by listeners! You too can become Scratching the Itch canon! Winterlore Chapter II: https://bit.ly/3kmcu5k Endless Spin of the Hunter-Gatherer: https://bit.ly/3ApJq2v Holidays: https://bit.ly/3lADlu1 Created by: Steph...
Episode 48: Indiepocalypse Games
Scratching the Itch - September 07, 2021 00:38 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they review some games from the indie game webzine Indiepocalypse! Issue 19: https://bit.ly/3BHntwc Issue x kus: https://bit.ly/3jNZIwu Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: [email protected]...
Episode 47: Dice Games
Scratching the Itch - August 26, 2021 01:40 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they try their luck with some incredibly unique dice-based games! Dice Mice: https://bit.ly/3DiOR5j there.are.dice: https://bit.ly/2WihIWV Book of Faces: https://bit.ly/3yl9nhX Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Ga...
Episode 46: FPS Games
Scratching the Itch - August 10, 2021 23:11 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they shoot everything from bugs to mushrooms to old men needing towels in this episode about First Person Shooters! Criminal Insects: https://bit.ly/3iDxjZs Deep Root: https://bit.ly/3CB93ii Towel Required: https://bit.ly/3sePPuk Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and J...
Episode 45: Interview - The Creator of The Mind's Eclipse
Scratching the Itch - July 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they interview the creator of The Mind's Eclipse, an absolutely stunning game that was covered in Episode 37! The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Ga...
Episode 44: Nature Games
Scratching the Itch - July 10, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they work out their green thumb with some wonderful games inspired by plant life - it's time for some nature games! Growth TD: https://bit.ly/3AN9XHz PlantBuddy: https://bit.ly/3yJi5Y4 Awa's Journey: https://bit.ly/3APVkUb Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Sim...
Episode 43: RPG Maker Games
Scratching the Itch - June 26, 2021 16:06 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they explore and uncover the secrets of some wonderful games made in RPG Maker! Capacity: https://bit.ly/35VUyqc Haunted Corny Maize: https://bit.ly/3heJ72q Wild Araz: https://bit.ly/3gUrSV4 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier...
Episode 42: Turn-Based Strategy Games
Scratching the Itch - June 12, 2021 21:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they take their sweet time analyzing and optimizing in some turn-based strategy games! Hero Tactics: https://bit.ly/3vkysrE Wild Heart: https://bit.ly/3iBlzqA The Forever Lands: https://sonofbadru.itch.io/foreverlands Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard ...
Episode 41: Top Down Shooters
Scratching the Itch - May 22, 2021 22:42 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they look down upon various worlds and blast things - it's time for some Top Down Shooters! Don't Wake Up: https://bit.ly/3vdEUSg GUNWYRM: https://bit.ly/3fCCoyq TURBO ISLAND PURGER: https://bit.ly/3bMVOzc Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard T...
Episode 40: 3D Exploration Games - with a Guest!
Scratching the Itch - May 09, 2021 22:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen, Jake, and Pat as they get themselves lost in some... Adventure Games? Collectathons? 3D Exploration Games? If you can come up with a better name for the genre, let us know! Grassdancer: https://bit.ly/3hdzXEJ Nytro: https://bit.ly/3uuqFIi Dry Path: https://bit.ly/3uAf0YC ...
Episode 39: Female Protagonists
Scratching the Itch - April 26, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they contest the patriarchy with some lovely games featuring female protagonists! Digital Soul Data: https://bit.ly/3tSggWF lilac & her light: https://npckc.itch.io/lilac-and-her-light Roguelight: https://managore.itch.io/roguelight Created by: Stephen Br...
Episode 38: Tetris-likes
Scratching the Itch - April 11, 2021 00:39 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they shift and shimmy objects in some wonderful games inspired by Tetris! LootKeeper: https://outstar.itch.io/lootkeeper KARGO: https://natbriceno.itch.io/kargo Blocky Dungeon 0.75: https://squaredev.itch.io/blocky-dungeon-075 Created by: Stephen Brikiati...
Episode 37: Visual Novels (Sci-Fi Edition!)
Scratching the Itch - March 27, 2021 15:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they accidentally blur the line between point-and-clicks and visual novels... It's time for some sci-fi! Cooking with Cthulhu: https://snozbot.itch.io/cooking-with-cthulhu Co-Pilot: https://90percentstudios.itch.io/co-pilot The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindse...
Episode 36: Point and Clicks
Scratching the Itch - March 13, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they talk about wandering aimlessly for hours in some Point and Click games! Garden of Oblivion: http://bit.ly/3qyV4Cp Printed Mars: http://bit.ly/3l81vLM Intergalactic Wizard Force: http://bit.ly/3l5uhMU Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Th...
Episode 35: Seeing Old Friends and Making New Ones
Scratching the Itch - March 01, 2021 00:57 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they play the games of new and old listeners (some of which have been waiting FAR too long!) Bright Lancer: https://slo-nod.itch.io/bright-lancer?download Dasher 3D: https://iep-esy.itch.io/dasher Kungfu Cowboy: https://soy-boy-games.itch.io/kungfucowboy ...
Episode 34: Works in Progress
Scratching the Itch - February 13, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they discover and analyze games that have not yet been officially finished! Hebi Hebi: https://taylorritenour.itch.io/hebi-hebi Pico Sonic: https://komehara.itch.io/pico-sonic Familiars.io: https://clayloam.itch.io/familiarsio Created by: Stephen Brikiati...
Episode 33: Falling with Style
Scratching the Itch - January 30, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they explore games that give you wings and help you fall with style - it's time to fly this week! POTiON: https://eryngi.itch.io/potion Fluffy Flight: https://fripop.itch.io/fluffy-flight Flight: https://danielkimaudio.itch.io/flight Created by: Stephen B...
Episode 32: 3D Platformers
Scratching the Itch - January 16, 2021 21:59 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they hop, skip, and jump around some wonderful 3D platforming games! Scheherezade's Journey: https://jerome8911.itch.io/scheherazades-journey Neverest: https://neverest.itch.io/neverest Pyme's Genocide: https://jaimuepe.itch.io/pymes-genocide Created by: ...
Episode 31: Rogue-Lites
Scratching the Itch - January 02, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they play through and discuss the difference between Rogue-Likes and Rogue-Lites! Time Raider: https://teamterrible.itch.io/time-raider RogueType: http://bit.ly/38TDfY1 The ever-changing case of the unpaid rent: http://bit.ly/3hAiGDQ Created by: Stephen B...
Episode 30: Flash, We Knew Thee Well
Scratching the Itch - December 13, 2020 18:32 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they remember the good ol' days, give Flash the remembrance it deserves, and talk about its saving grace - Flashpoint! Flashpoint: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/ Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron...
Episode 29: Love2D Games
Scratching the Itch - November 28, 2020 13:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they discuss some 2-dimensional treasures made in the Love2D engine! Venti Mesi: https://bit.ly/3o1VQHd Lost: https://bit.ly/39n4cFA Muju Juju: https://bit.ly/3fNvpCj Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ G...
Episode 28: Freeware Holiday Shopping!
Scratching the Itch - November 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they discuss amazing free games to gift! (Warning: this has the most laughter of any episode thus far) Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Iji Legend of Zelda Classic Mari0 N: The Way of the Ninja The Battle for Wesnoth (Sorry! Not enough characters for links!) ...
Episode 27: Happy Halloween-aversary!
Scratching the Itch - November 01, 2020 01:24 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY on the spookiest of holidays! The Last Utopi: https://ghoulishkid.itch.io/the-last-utopi Black Water: https://makegamergirls.itch.io/black-water Veiled: https://grouflon.itch.io/veiled?fbclid=IwAR1-AgDdqVIroNWJ9sKglr25t...
Episode 26: Tower Defense
Scratching the Itch - October 17, 2020 19:32 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they build and destroy with a lovely collection of Tower Defense games! Hexfence: https://zeradevelopment.itch.io/hexfence Netcrawler: https://impbox.itch.io/netcrawler The Shiny Ones: https://fortsicle.itch.io/the-shiny-ones Created by: Stephen Brikiatis...
Episode 25: Out of Control (GMTK Game Jam 2020)
Scratching the Itch - October 03, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their 25th episode with games from the BIGGEST game jam itch.io has ever seen! Out of Controls: https://osoka.itch.io/out-of-controls-gmtk Wired Up: rb.gy/dryyyi Three in a Rogue: https://notexplosive.itch.io/three-in-a-rogue Created by: St...
Episode 24: One Light Source (DevAtlas Jam 2)
Scratching the Itch - September 20, 2020 11:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they shed some light on games with the theme "One light source!" Blackout - Dark City: https://nkx227.itch.io/blackout Solo Inferno: https://danialxd.itch.io/solo-inferno IMPRINT: https://fishy-delishy.itch.io/imprint A Spark in the Cave: https://eliathx.itch...
Episode 23: Brackeys Game Jam - Holes
Scratching the Itch - September 06, 2020 03:09 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they play some games and reference a Shai LaBeouf film in this whacky episode! The Plot Hole: https://lacrearthur.itch.io/plot-hole Enter the Diggeon: https://vikepic.itch.io/rogueminer Weasel Real Estate: https://desertbeagle.itch.io/weasel-real-estate Ridic...
Episode 22: "I Can't Write" Jam
Scratching the Itch - August 22, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they mess with some lovely stories - in game format! That's why you always lose your keys: https://ferdiu.itch.io/thats-why-you-always-lose-your-keys Light Below the Surface: https://pearacidic.itch.io/light-below-the-surface Aspirations: https://seairah.itch.i...
Episode 21: Weekly Jam 140 - "Shape Shifter"
Scratching the Itch - August 12, 2020 03:54 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoin Stephen and Jake as they shift some shapes with games from the 140th Weekly Game Jam! Flee Runner: https://noeloskar.itch.io/flee-runner Abby's Adventure: https://micron-flash.itch.io/abbys-adventure Vertex Shifter: https://thoof.itch.io/vertex-shifter Created by: Stephen Br...
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